Monday, May 26, 2008

THANK YOU

yeah, as it has been stated below & proved by pictures, yes, we were extremely busy.. i feel the need to emphasize how intense situations happened and handled, last minute problems came to surface, jokes were taken seriously, temper were flying everywhere, tears dropped etc etc etc.. well, mostly from my part.. no other reasons, solely for the best of the production.

the followings has been said on the cast party but here it goes again.. generally, i would like to thank each and every crew who stood beside me from the very beginning to the end, even though i know each and everyone of them wanted so badly to have me killed somehow somewhere on the line :)

to all the casts - actors, actress & dancers... (not in alphabetical or preference order..)
fina, fairuz, eddy, adeq, shah, roy, salleh, keyown, zehan, lydya, nabila, ena, bya, hanz, kash, kl, abby, liyana, siew boon & chan - all of you gave me a heart attack at least once everyday during the rehearsal but revive me back to life on the actual show. thank you very much for realizing my dream on stage, may your dreams come true too :) i wish the very best for each of you, hope we can work together again. as it has been emphasized, we are one family, we will always be.

rina (legal advisor), thank you for listening, advising and simply was there for me..

am (videographer), thank you for jumping in at the very last minute and recorded what we will only left with besides our memory on that day..

lim (lighting designer), one of the best theatre lighting designer in town, stayed from 1pm - 2am to lit the casts on stage, beautifully. thanks lim..

gary (photographer), thank you for touching-up our faces to zero pimples (refer pix on the right). thanks gary..

ain (make-up), my 'lil sis, thank you for making the casts look nice on stage..

zenn (follow-spot operator), thank you for making the light bubbles dance..

wandi (sound engineer & lighting operator), thank you for keeping your coolness and be very understanding..

aie (sound engineer & operator), my 'lil bro, thank you for contributing your voice and time..

ridhuan (scriptwriter), thank you for your ideas..

kak g (scriptwriter, production manager), thank you for taking all my maki hamunz and still be cool at the next minute :)

petom (stage manager, wardrobe asst), also thank you for taking my maki hamunz too and still get things organized..

zaff (stage manager, wardrobe asst), also thank you for taking my maki hamunz too and still get your job done..

wan (props master, stage manager), love your laughs ! thank you for keeping the backstage live and loud..

hadi (choreographer, wardrobe master), no amount of thank yous will repay you, probably our RM deal can though :):).. you made the whole play alive.. thank you very much..

hadi, wan, petom & zaff, i started my career at backstage.. time make me move ahead but i very much envy your position at backstage coz to me backstage drama is always the very best in a production. thank you, thank you, thank you, for keeping the backstage our home..

saiful (co-producer & co-director), the only person who listen the most to all my whines, babbles, anger.. hope you understand now how i work, how drastic it can get, we'll make it happen. thank you darling, for everything.....

to all - casts & crew, from the bottom of my heart - THANK YOU !

c'est la vie !

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Feelin So Good.....

Fuuhhh......Alhamdulillah...........

Ermm, nampaknya memang tak sempat nak tulis blog sepanjang C.O.B dijalankan sehingga selesai show tersebut pada 19hb May 2008....Sepanjang latihan dan persiapan C.O.B, sesungguhnya sesangatlah sesibuknya masing2 sehingga tak kenal waktu tido dan makan minum lagi....Yang tau semua benda dan perkara yg nak diselesaikan atau buat, harus siap dalam tempoh yang dirancang....baik dari kecil hingga ke yang besar gilers......
Semua penari dan pelakon memberi kerjasama yang baik walaupun ada diantara mereka yang agak sibuk dengan jadual dan ada juga dengan Exam mereka ketika latihan berlangsung....Tak lupa juga kepada semua krew terlibat yang berkorban masa dan tenaga tak kira bila masa sahaja dalam usaha menjayakan C.O.B ini....
Telah banyak masa yang digunakan sepanjang 2bln persediaan C.O.B...Dari perbincangan dengan klien ke perubahan demi perubahan sehinggalah mendapat kata putus utk persembahan pada hari WCIT itu nanti dah ambil masa sebulan termasuk menanti bayaran pendahuluan dari klien...., hingga kepada persediaan pelakon dan penari serta tempat latihan serta latihan2, gerak tari, gaya lakonan dan segala teknikal dari segi persiapan lagu, props, pakaian, dan lain2 lagi....
Hinggakan pada hari berlangsungnya WCIT tersebut, krew dan Directors masih lagi bekerja sehingga jam 4.30pagi....tido kul 6pg dan bangun kul 9pg sambung buat keje lagi....memang beku otak masa tu tapi memandangkan semua perlu disiapkan dan semua masalah terjadi Last Minute, digagahkan juga diri masing2....
Banner, Lagu, setting position stage dan macam2 lagi semuanya saat terakhir giler beberapa jam sebelum show....Fuh...!!Kesabaran teruji sepanjang masa.....Apapun, yang meng'kondem'kan show tu adalah stage yang amat sempit ditambah lagi macam2 gadjet kat atas stage tu....
Dengan lampu, tempat berucap, backdrop pakai sokongan podium..(ntah sape punya pandai buat rekaan cam ayam kg je nampaknya)...,ruang stage yang sepatutnya kami dapat dah kurang kepada SETENGAH dari ukuran asal....hati memang terbakar hampir hangus time tu tengok betapa hampasnya pembuat pentas buat kerja....cam sixx je....(marah ni masih ada la pulak..)
fuh...bertenang kejap ni....ok.. sambung balik....,
Apapun yg telah berlaku......, satu darinya adalah kepuasan dan kelegaan kerana semasa pertunjukkan, tiada kesilapan besar berlaku yang bole mencacatkan perjalanan pertunjukkan tersebut.....terima kasih kepada yang terlibat baik major mahupun minor...Tanpa sokongan dan bantuan serta pengorbanan korang semua, Case Of Belonging tak mungkin akan berhasil....

Terima kasih kepada semua dan semoga kita bekerjasama lagi dalam projek yang akan datang....
We Are As A Family.......

Peace n Loves...
Soul`z......